Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-02

ALMOST KILLED.
Webster Fleming, who lives about a
mile and half from Webster, Taylor cOun-
ty, met with a serious accident, Monday,
the result OF which is still doubtful. He
saddled a very high spirited horse with the
intention of riding to town, when, Just be-
fore mounting, the animal took fright at a
tin bucket handed to the young man by
his mother, and wheeling like lightning,
gave Fleming terrible kick with both
hind feet in the pit of the stomach, stretch
ing him senseless on the ground. His
frightened friends carried him into the
house and did all they could to restore
him, but it was an hour before he regained
consciousness and longer still before he
could recall any memory Of the accident.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Last Friday, Stark, the three year-Old
son of John Fansler, who lives few miles
west of Beverly, Randolph county, was
struck by rolling log and almost instant
ly killed. Mr.. Fansler was rolling logs i'll
his clearing and was not aware that the
child was in the field. However, he started
the log, when to his establishment, he saw
his son farther down the hill in the path
of the log, and quickly sprang after the
log and seized it, but to no purpose, as it
was rotten and snapped in twain and
about half of it bounded down the hill and
struck the boy, iammed him against an.
other log and crushed the life out of him.
DROWNED.
A sad accident occurred on Back Creek,
Berkeley county, on Tuesday, by which
Mr.. VIM. Thomas met his death by drown
ing. He was engaged in hauling logs
across the creek, when the horse he was
riding began to plunge and fell in the WA
ter. The horse rose the first time with Mr.
Thomas on his back, and again fell, when
Mr.. Thomas was thrown off and probably
stunned, rs he did not rise, and when his
body was rescued life was extinct. The
deceased was an old man, probably seventy
years of age, and was very highly esteemed
as an industrious and honest man by all
who knew him.
WORK CONMENCED.
Work on the West Virginia railroad has
practically cOmGnenced Messrs. Bennett
IL Livingston, who have eleven miles of
the grading are at work with large force
of carpenters building shops, shanties, q
boarding house, stables, etc, near the site
of the old paper mill, about one mile up
Decker's creek fir III Morgantown. They
had the buildings ready for use on Satur-
day. To-day they will begin the work of
grading, going both directions from their
camp. This contract covers the work
from point six miles above MOrgantown
on Decker's creek to point Oh the MonOn-
gahela five miles below MOrgantown.
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
William Meats, who lives about two
miles southwest of Harrisville, met with a
serious accident last Saturday evening
while shooting load from a shotgun be
longing to Wait. Meredith. AS the gun
had been loaded for long time, il had be-
come rusted and compact, which caused
the barrel to burst. Meats skull was
cracked, his right eye blown out and q
part OF his nose blown off. He was con
slderably burned about the head aud re-
ceived several bruises, distributed prOmis-
cuOusly about his body.
SERIOUS CUTTING sCRAPE.
There was an ugly cutting scrape in the
upper part OF Parkersburg Wednesday
evening, in which young boy named Gil
bert gOt.an ugly slash alongside the head
1t appears two young fellows named Star
and Gilbert fell out, and Star made a
lunge at Gilbert with a knife, striking
his head back OF the ear and cutting a
severe cash, but the skull bone prevented
the blade from penetrating the brain. The
boys were about 10 or IL years of age.
\ PECULIAR FOWL.
Capt. Sheppard shot and killed very
remarkable waterfowl last Tuesday in
Greenbrier river. The fowl was of the
web-foOted species, with a straight bill. 1t
measured four feet five inches from tip to
tip. The predOminating color is brOwnish
black, interSpersed with small white spots.
On the breast and under the wings it is of
snowy whiteness, and it wears q white col
lar around IFS neck. The feet measure four
inches across.
THE l. o. o. +. CELEBRATION.
The 6Sth anniversary of the establish
ment of the |. .. o. F. was celebrated
Wednesday at Cairo. There was a large
attendance, and all the grand officers of
the State were present, except Grand Sec
rotary Billingsley. Lodges from Clarks-
burg, FairmOnt, Wheeling, Harrisville,
Parkersburg, and Grafton were represented
Among the addresses was one by Grand
Master Ienry SeamOn, of Wheeling.
BARN BURNERS.
Lewis and Jules Viquesney, M. J. Cor
rick and Michael O'Connor, who are
charged with barn burning, in Randolph
county, had preliminary hearing Tues-
day before Squire Dewitt, at Beverly.
Corrick was required to give hail in the
sum of $1,000 for his appearance at the
next term of the Circuit Court, The Others
were held in q penalty of Sc. 500 each In
oeiauit oil Dali they were remanded to Jail.
SKIPPED WITH THE vALUABLEs.
AdOlph Deninger, an orphan bow from
Baltimore, living with Charles Venub at
Parkersburg, skipped out Wednesday
night; AT the same timea fine gold watch
anu cham, pair of bracelets and nearly
800 IN money were missed by Mr.. and Mrs,
Venuh. He was l6 years old, and had
been living with the Yeuuh's since Christ.
mas. They were doing everything for the
boy and had just found him a position.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Louis Bowman, young man EMPLOYED
at the Ensign Car Works, Huntington
met with painful accident on Saturday
While engaged in work an augur bit II
inches IN diameter was run through Ms
arm, making terrible wound.
here and flgy Loss BY FLOOD.
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